US10843639B2ActiveUtilityA1

Pillar garnish

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Assignee: TOKAI KOGYO CO LTDPriority: Aug 10, 2017Filed: Aug 2, 2018Granted: Nov 24, 2020
Est. expiryAug 10, 2037(~11.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Claims

Abstract

An elongated pillar garnish configured to be attached to a gap between a peripheral edge portion of a window pane of a vehicle and a pillar of the vehicle, the pillar garnish including: an elongated attachment member for attaching the pillar garnish to the gap; and an elongated decorative member assembled to a front surface side of the attachment member, in which the attachment member includes an elongated main body part, and a cover part provided to at least one end of the main body part in a longitudinal direction, in which the cover part has a covering portion covering at least a part of a front surface of the decorative member, and a supporting wall portion erected from the main body part toward the outer side and supporting the covering portion, and in which the supporting wall portion is provided along a direction intersecting with the longitudinal direction.

Claims

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The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. An elongated pillar garnish configured to be attached to a gap between a peripheral edge portion of a window pane of a vehicle and a pillar of the vehicle, the pillar garnish comprising:
 an elongated attachment member for attaching the pillar garnish to the gap; and 
 an elongated decorative member assembled to a front surface side of the attachment member and disposed at an outer side of the vehicle, 
 wherein the attachment member includes an elongated main body part, and a cover part provided to at least one end of the main body part in a longitudinal direction, 
 wherein the cover part has a covering portion covering at least a part of a front surface of the decorative member, and a supporting wall portion erected from the main body part toward the outer side and configured to support the covering portion, and 
 wherein the supporting wall portion is provided along a direction intersecting with the longitudinal direction of the main body part. 
 
     
     
       2. The pillar garnish according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the supporting wall portion has a concave portion provided on a surface of the supporting wall portion on a center side of the main body part in the longitudinal direction, the concave portion being recessed from the center side toward an end side of the main body part in the longitudinal direction of the main body part, and 
 wherein a portion, which is located on the outer side, of the concave portion of the supporting wall portion configures the covering portion. 
 
     
     
       3. The pillar garnish according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the supporting wall portion has a convex portion protruding toward the end side in the longitudinal direction of the main body part. 
 
     
     
       4. The pillar garnish according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the supporting wall portion has a through-hole penetrating through the supporting wall portion in the longitudinal direction, and 
 wherein a portion, which is located on the outer side, of the through-hole of the supporting wall portion configures the covering portion. 
 
     
     
       5. The pillar garnish according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the covering portion extends from the supporting wall portion toward a center side of the main body part in the longitudinal direction. 
 
     
     
       6. The pillar garnish according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the cover part is formed of a material softer than a material forming the main body part. 
 
     
     
       7. The pillar garnish according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the attachment member includes a lip portion protruding from the main body part toward at least one of the window pane and the pillar and contacting with the at least one of the window pane and the pillar, and 
 wherein the lip portion is connected to the main body part along the longitudinal direction and is formed integrally with the cover part.

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